Sir James Hardy OBE (b. 1932) is a wine industry executive, yachtsman and community leader. One of Australia's leading sailing identities, he was a member of the Australian Olympic team in 1964 and 1968, has skippered a number of America's Cup entries and was team adviser to Australia II, the Cup winner in 1983. He joined the family company Thomas Hardy and Sons Pty Ltd as a shipping clerk in 1953, rising over subsequent years to hold the position of Non-Executive Director of the giant BRL Hardy Wine Company from 1992 to 2003. A long-time advocate for the protection of coast and marine environments, he is a Patron of the Australian National Maritime Foundation and has been Director of the HM Endeavour Foundation Pty Ltd since 1996.
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2002
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Accession number: 2002.12
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Lewis Morley (49 portraits)
On one level The Companion talks about the most famous and frontline Australians, but on another it tells us about ourselves: who we read, who we watch, who we listen to, who we cheer for, who we aspire to be, and who we'll never forget. The Companion is available to buy online and in the Portrait Gallery Store.
Magda Keaney speaks with Lewis Morley about his photographic career and the major retrospective of his work on display at the NPG.
Drawn from some of the many donations made to the Gallery's collection, the exhibition Portraits for Posterity pays homage both to the remarkable (and varied) group of Australians who are portrayed in the portraits and the generosity of the many donors who have presented them to the Gallery.
Explore portraiture and come face to face with Australian identity, history, culture, creativity and diversity.
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